DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns

May 19, 2023

DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronounsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms. Planned Parenthood immediately started canceling gender-affirming care appointments after the bill was signed as the organization assesses the law’s implications. The gender-affirming care ban and the law targeting drag shows go into effect immediately. “Republican Rep. Randy Fine, who sponsored the ban on gender-affirming care for minors, invoked his religion to defend the state’s actions.